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Events at the Henry Royce Institute
And from around the Materials Community
03 September 2025 - 04 September 2025
All Day
Discover the transformative power of materials innovation at our biennial two-day event. The National Conference 2025 will delve into how collaboration between industry and academia is revolutionising materials innovation and driving advancements across sectors.
Materials are at the heart of high-value manufacturing and are critical for addressing society’s grand challenges in mobility, healthcare, energy, and more. This conference offers a unique opportunity to engage with experts and explore the pivotal role materials innovation plays in innovation and sustainability.
As a global leader in materials research, Royce is driving and supporting solutions that shape national and regional priorities. By combining world-class expertise, cutting-edge facilities, and technical skills, we assist academia and industry in solving real-world challenges.
Event Type: Conference
Lead Partner:University of Manchester
Location: Nancy Rothwell Building, The University of Manchester
04 September 2025 - 05 September 2025
All Day
This event will bring together Research Technical Professionals (RTPs) from the materials innovation community for a one-day programme of workshops, career talks and networking opportunities.
Commencing with an optional introductory networking event from 16:30 on Thursday 4th September, followed by an evening meal at an exclusive Manchester location, the main Friday programme will include sessions on a wide array of RTP focussed topics; career talks and panel sessions with RTPs from a diverse range of career paths; and a showcase of the opportunities NTPMI can offer.
Date: Thursday 4th September (PM – optional) – Friday 5th September (All day)
Format: In-person
Location: Royce Hub Building, University of Manchester
Cost: Free
As a part of the NTPMI mission we aim to celebrate and empower RTPs within the UK’s materials science community. This event will bring together RTPs from across this group, providing an opportunity to network, foster collaborations and exchange knowledge. Our goal is to enable RTPs to build a stronger community and help celebrate and communicate their achievements with each other.
There will also be workshops providing learning opportunities applicable to RTPs at all stages of their career, as well as a variety of talks from leading RTPs in the community. Attendees will be able to ask questions during Q&A panels and contribute their own ideas for the future direction of NTPMI.
The event is for Research Technical Professionals working in materials science in the UK. Accommodation and travel costs for RTPs from outside of the Greater Manchester area will be covered.
After the course participants should be able to:
- Contribute to a network of RTPs within the materials innovation community
- Identify different career pathways available to RTPs
- Have a greater understanding of NTPMI and the opportunities it can offer
Programme
The full programme will follow soon but the below timings will apply:
Day 1: 16:30 – 22:00 (Optional networking event and evening meal)
Day 2: 09:00 – 15:45
Event Type: Conference
Lead Partner:University of Manchester
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12:00 AM - Royce Training: Practical Cleanroom Skills
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12:00 AM - Rising Stars 2025
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9:00 AM - Royce Training: Analysing Your XPS Data
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8:30 AM - Materials and Manufacturing Showcase
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This workshop will engage participants in designing and developing outreach activities focused on atomic force microscopes (AFMs). It aims to inspire new materials science communicators, diversify existing outreach in the field, and help audiences explore materials science.
The content will include presentations by leaders in outreach and experts in materials characterization. Participants will be challenged to build AFMs for outreach use and develop supporting activities to convey scientific techniques and knowledge to diverse audiences.
This workshop will bring together the residual stress community to explore new advancements in measurement and control methods, drive innovation, and train the next generation of research technical professionals (RTPs). The event also offers the opportunity to observe live demonstrations and network with industry and academic leaders.
This course will provide an introduction to advanced electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique in alloy imaging and characterisation. It will also provide an overview of the state-of-the-art facilities hosted by Royce at The University of Manchester, and other kit located with Royce partners. Routes to accessing Royce EBSD facilities will also be highlighted.
Join Royce at the University of Cambridge for this talk from Prof. Todd Hufnagel; Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. In this talk, Prof. Hunagel will discuss The AI for Materials Design Laboratory (AIMD-L) at Johns Hopkins University's design and implementation, with particular emphasis on the unique laser microflyer impact and x-ray characterisation instruments, along with the data architecture and handling that provides the unifying backbone for lab operations and its integration with AI/ML models for materials exploration.